Question

Jenica bowls three games and scores an average of 116 points per game. She scores 105 on her first game and 128 on her second game. What does she need to score on her third game to get a mean score of 116?

Answer 1

115 points on her third game.

Explanation:

To find the answer add the first and second games together.

128 + 105 = 233 ÷ 2 = 116.5 (then divide by two because there is two games).

This is the average of two games. To find the average of THREE games try different numbers to see which number works.

233 + 110 = 343 ÷ 3 = 114.3

(so we have to try a higher number than 110).

233 + 112 = 345 ÷ 3 = 115 on average (still not enough).

233 + 115 = 348 ÷ 3 = 116. (we found the answer!)

233 + 115 = 348 ÷ 3 = 116